Three names stand out: those of Ayoub El Kaabi, Brahim Diaz and Riyad Mahrez. The three men dominate the scorers’ rankings for the 2025 African Cup of Nations with three goals each at the end of the group stage.
The two Moroccan attackers allowed the Atlas Lions to qualify as first in Group A with seven points, just like the Al-Ahli striker with Algeria, who was full in the first round. They are then followed by a list of fourteen players with two goals, including Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, Auxerre’s Lassine Sinayoko and Atalanta talent Ademola Lookman.
The ranking of scorers
3 buts
Brahim Díaz (Maroc/Real Madrid)
Aboba E-Child (Maroc/Olympics)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria/Al-Ahli)
2 buts
Elias Achouri (Tunisia/FC Copenhagen)
Oswin Appollis (South Africa/Orlando Pirates)
Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast/Manchester United)
Lyle Foster (South Africa/Burnley)
Nicolas Jackson (Senegal/Chelsea)
Gaël Kakuta (RD Congo/Sakaryaspor)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)
Ili Ndiaye (Seep/Everton)
Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria/Club Bruges)
Mohamed Salah (Egypte/Liverpool)
Lalia/Axerre.
Cherif
Ibrahim Maza (Algeria/Bayer Leverkusen)
Geny Catamo (Mozambique/Sporting CP)
Finally come the names of 48 players at the origin of an achievement in the competition, with the presence of Marseillais Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Al-Nassr player Sadio Mané but also Georgi Minoungou, the Burkina Faso winger who is playing in the CAN despite having one less eye.
